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[mr ICE man]

 when accelerating hard or sometimes softly the car shudders for a second or so.only from a starting possition and only in first.its not wheelspin!but i think its getting worse have had probs withe the selcter recently but have cleaned it etc so could it still be that as when i put it in 3rd gear all lights come on on the box.i checked the atf level and thats ok,any ideas?its an ar35 if that helps

[unlucky alf]

the lights issue sounds like either the switch isnt quite set up properly or the switch is iffy,as for the juddering that does sound like a fault in the g/box as someone else had the same problem & said it was the g/box, but i would get a second opinion to make sure.,,,good luck

[mr ICE man]

Any chance of a second opinion??

[Welung666]

What colour is the ATF? Has it been replaced at any point?

Fairy lights in third sounds like a dirty selector switch.

[bri cox]

my first mig did what yours is doing and it turned out the box was dying high low pressure valve had give up the ghost sometimes flushing 25 liters of dexron 3 through  the  box can cure  it if its no to late. the lights on the selector  shouldnt bother it as  my 2.6 started doing  it put mine in drive all the lights used to light up but  still drove ok change gears as it   should electrical contact cleaner cured that problem

[mr ICE man]

The ATF is a bit dark in colour.should I change it or just buy a new box?it only happens on hill I've noticed and only in first and only for a second or two so should I flush it through??thanks for ur help peeps!!

[TheBoy]

Selector switch still faulty, though not convinced that is causing the juddering...

[mr ICE man]

no im not convinced!!thats whats worrying me!it fells almost as if clutch is slipping or teeth not ctaching properly but i would have thought that if it was the box it would happen everytime but its not!it maybe once a day and i dot about 250 miles a day!!mileage is at108000 if it helps!

[guncharmer]

If the atf has gone dark then its got to be changed.if the car has ever towed then its well overdue,60k recommended .You might,only might,get lucky and your juddering symptoms may dissapear with a good atf change(x3 to get most of the old oil out).I would do that first.